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In this Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, photo provided by the State Emergency Service and made available Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011, a levee is in place around a power substation in an attempt to hold back water from the swollen Loddon River at Kerang, Australia. Up to 1,500 homes in Kerang, in the north of Victoria state, could be affected if the Lodden River rises any further. (AP Photo/SES, Rodney Dekker)
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Toll Bros. is building 2,700 single-family homes on 6,900-square-foot sites at the Villages at Loudoun Valley in Ashburn. The homes have 3,196 to 3,366 finished square feet, with base prices from $509,995 to $527,995.
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The Putnam model at the Villages at Loudoun Valley in Ashburn has an open center-island kitchen, breakfast area and family room at the back of the home. The Putnam has 3,196 square feet and is priced from $509,995.
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Richmond American Homes is building 69 single-family homes on quarter-acre homesites at Saint Charles in St. Charles. The homes have 1,992 to 2,736 finished square feet, with base prices from $289,990 to $334,990.
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Construction of new homes continues in the Vista Del Sol section of the planned community of Monterra, in Cooper City, Fla. Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011. Builders began work last year on the second fewest number of homes in more than half a century, as the weak economy kept people from buying houses.(AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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People in Jafarabad, 300 kilometers north of Quetta, Pakistan, pray outside their homes as a severe earthquake hits the area on Wednesday morning. The 7.2-magnitude quake shook many parts of the country and caused tremors as far away as India and the United Arab Emirates. (Associated Press)
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Mark Kelley, who lives on the Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville, Idaho, pauses as he stands next to his vehicle in frigid waist-deep flood water Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, as a towing services uses a winch to pull his 1992 Jeep Cherokee up his driveway. Warm temperatures and steady rain has caused flooding and prompted evacuations in the area. (AP Photo/Coeur d'Alene Press, Shawn Gust)
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People attempt to navigate East Lolo Pass after heavy weekend rain caused the flooding of the Sandy River and left the road in ruin in Zigzag, Ore., Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)
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Cars are left stranded on East Lolo Pass, after heavy weekend rain caused the flooding of the Sandy River and washed out the road, in Zigzag, Ore., Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)
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Waters of the Sandy River flow down East Lolo Pass in Zigzag, Ore., Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The rains in Oregon were pushing some rivers and streams over their banks at a time when many waterways were rising because of warming temperatures and melting snow, with some rivers reaching flood stage and more were expected to rise above that level. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)
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Cleanup crews work on East Lolo Pass in Zigzag, Ore., Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Heavy weekend rain caused the flooding of the Sandy River which washed out the road. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)
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Chloe, the canine pet of Mark Kelley, waits patiently near her home that is surrounded by flood waters of the Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville, Idaho,on Monday, Jan. 17. 2001. Warm temperatures and steady rain have caused flooding and prompted evacuations in the area. (AP Photo/Coeur d'Alene Press, Shawn Gust)
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A rescue worker checks a notebook found next to the recovered body of landslide victim Samara Coelho da Silva, 13, left, inside a body bag, in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 642 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Residents search for landslide victims in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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People leave their home at a flooded area after landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Rescue workers and residents recover the body of landslide victim Samara Coelho da Silva, 13, in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 642 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Rescue workers check the ID of Edilson da Silva found next to recovered bodies of landslides victims in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 642 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Rescue workers cover the recovered body of landslide victim Samara Coelho da Silva, 13, in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Brazil's army on Monday sent 700 soldiers to help throw a lifeline to desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food, water or help in recovering bodies since mudslides killed at least 642 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A man injured during a landslide is carried in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, on Sunday. Survivors carried food, water and blankets to friends and relatives still stranded in remote, stricken villages. (Associated Press)
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A supermarket is on fire after it was sacked and looted in Bizerte, Tunisia, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. The Tunisian capital's main train station has been burned to the ground, and shops have been sacked and looted in violence that came after the North African nation's president fled the country. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
